重点讲解：
1. as a result of
由于…的结果； 起因；
eg. As a result of this new awareness, attitudes toward health are changing.
由于认识到了这一点，人们对待健康的态度正在转变。
eg. As a result of this conflict he lost both his home and his means of livelihood.
这场冲突使他同时失去了住所和生计来源。
2. go on
进行；发生；
eg. Are you alive to what is going on?
你注意到正在发生的事吗?
eg. All this could go on for as long as firms accepted low returns on equity.
只要公司能接受低资产回报，那么这一切本可以照常进行。
3. prepare for
为…做准备；筹备；
eg. We must also learn how to prepare for the unthinkable and unanticipated.
我们还必须学会如何为无法想象和无法预测之事做好准备。
eg. Even the smartest and most qualified job seekers need to prepare for job interviews.
即使是最聪明、最符合资格的求职者也需要为面试做准备。